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Give Up
Give Up cover
Studio album by The Postal Service
Released February 19, 2003
Recorded December 2001 and 2002
Genre Indie pop, electronic music
Length 44:59
Label Sub Pop
SPCD 595
Producer Jimmy Tamborello, Chris Walla
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide 3.5/5 stars link
  • Pitchfork (8. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 0/10. 0) link
  • Popmatters link
  • Robert Christgau (A-) link
  • Rolling Stone 3/5 stars link
The Postal Service chronology
Such Great Heights
(2003)		 Give Up
(2003)		 The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
(2003)

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The band began as a side project between electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello and Death Cab for Cutie's vocalist Ben Gibbard. James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie They had previously worked together for a track on Dntel's album Life Is Full of Possibilities. Life Is Full of Possibilities is an album by Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello with contributions from several other artists released October 30, 2001

The album was generally well received, and critics commented on its throwbacks to the eighties new wave genre.

Contents

Background and recording

Ben Gibbard, left, and Jimmy Tamborello, right.
Ben Gibbard, left, and Jimmy Tamborello, right. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist

The Postal Service's two members – Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello – had previously collaborated on "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" before deciding to record a full length album together. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist [3] The two worked on the album separately; in December 2001, Tamborello sent a CD-R of electronic music to Gibbard, who added melodies and wrote lyrics. A CD-R ( C ompact D isc- R ecordable is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing He then added drums, guitar and keyboards at Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla's recording studio and sent the CD back to Tamborello. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. This process of mailing each other their work on the album continued; after ten months and two trips by Gibbard to Los Angeles to record vocals, the album was completed. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [4] They called themselves "The Postal Service" because of this method of trading ideas. [5] Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis provided backup vocals after being cold called by Gibbard, who knew her when Rilo Kiley was on the same label as Death Cab for Cutie. Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles -based Indie rock band The band's name is pronounced with long i: ("Ry-loh Ky-lee" For the Primeval character see Jenny Lewis (Primeval. Jenny Lewis (born Jennifer Diane Lewis on January 8 1976 in Cold calling is the process of approaching prospective customers or clients typically via Telephone, who were not expecting such an interaction [3] The track "Nothing Better" also features Jen Wood. Jen Wood is an American Indie rock musician based in Seattle, Washington.

Release and tour

Give Up was released February 19, 2003 on Sub Pop Records in the U. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman S. It was awarded a gold certification on March 10, 2005, the second Sub Pop record ever to do so. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [6] It was later released in the UK on April 23, 2003. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [7] As of September 2005, it has sold over 650,000 copies. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. [1]

The album led to three singles; "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", "Such Great Heights" and "We Will Become Silhouettes", of which only "We Will Become Silhouettes" charted, reaching 82 on the Billboard Top 100. " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight " was released on July 8, 2003 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label " Such Great Heights " is a single released on January 21, 2003 by The Postal Service, under the Sub Pop Records label " We Will Become Silhouettes " was released February 8, 2005 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label [2]

In January 2006, Apple released an advertisement (for the Macbook Pro) which was said to be very similar to The Postal Service's video for "Such Great Heights". Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable Computers by Apple Inc " Such Great Heights " is a single released on January 21, 2003 by The Postal Service, under the Sub Pop Records label [8] Some created videos that played the advertisement and the music video side by side to make the resemblance clear. [9] It was later revealed that the advertisement had been created by the filmmakers who had made the music video. Ben Gibbard said on the band's website:

It has recently come to our attention that Apple Computers' new television commercial for the Intel chip features a shot-for-shot recreation of our video for 'Such Great Heights' made by the same filmmakers responsible for the original. We did not approve this commercialization and are extremely disappointed with both parties that this was executed without our consultation or consent. [10]

The band did not take legal action, but Tamborello later stated in an interview that they "got a little bit of compensation from them for it" in the form of "attention from iTunes and stuff like that". [11]

The United States Postal Service served the band with a cease and desist letter citing tarnishing and dilution of their trademark. A cease and desist (also called C & D) is an order or request to halt an activity or else face legal action The band initially considered renaming themselves, but eventually came to a settlement that involved the band playing at a conference and the sale of the album in the USPS online store. [12] Tamborello later said of their conference performance:

It was really weird. When we found out we had to do it, it was really depressing, and it kind of freaked me out. I already don't like flying, and flying to play a show for people who probably aren't going to care – we only played two songs – it just seemed like a crazy trip. But then when we did it, and it ended up being kind of fun. [11]

The band toured the U. S. from April to August of 2003, including Jenny Lewis in the line-up for all but one of the performances. For the Primeval character see Jenny Lewis (Primeval. Jenny Lewis (born Jennifer Diane Lewis on January 8 1976 in Lewis provided vocals where Jen Wood had sung on the album, as well as guitar and keyboards. Jen Wood is an American Indie rock musician based in Seattle, Washington. In the sole performance that Lewis missed, a festival in Spain, friend Joan Hiller sang and Chris Walla played her guitar and keyboard parts. Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. [13] Death Cab for Cutie bassist Nick Harmer was in charge of the tour's visuals. Death Cab for Cutie is an American Indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Nicholas Harmer (born January 23, 1975 in Landstuhl, Germany) is the Bass guitarist for the group Death Cab for Cutie [3] Tamborello later said in an interview that Gibbard had been nervous about touring, as the audience may have been bored by what they saw as "a guy with a computer onstage". This was partly the motivation for using visual effects such as videos and lights, which included small films for each song. [3][11]

Lyrics and composition

The album primarily deals with themes of love, as well as fame, history, and friendship. [7] "Clark Gable" is about Gibbard making home movies with an ex and "Nothing Better" is a duet between a couple about to break up. [14] All Music Guide's Heather Phares compared "Nothing Better" to the Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" and Gibbard later confirmed that "Don't You Want Me?" was the inspiration for the song. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. " Don't You Want Me " is a song by the British Synthpop group The Human League, from their 1981 album Dare!. [4][15] Gibbard said that "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", "Brand New Colony" and "This Place Is a Prison" were the only songs that bordered on autobiographical. " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight " was released on July 8, 2003 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label [4] He went on to say that "Such Great Heights" was the only song he'd ever written that was positive about love. " Such Great Heights " is a single released on January 21, 2003 by The Postal Service, under the Sub Pop Records label [4]

Critics compared it to the eighties synth and new wave genres. [7][14][15] Pitchfork Media's Matt LeMay and Phares both commented on the contrasts between the "cool, clean synths" and Gibbard's vocal melodies. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary [15][16] Phares went on to liken "This Place Is a Prison" to Bjork's recent works. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. [15] Death Cab for Cutie had previously covered Bjork's "All Is Full of Love" on their The Stability EP. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. " All Is Full of Love " is a song by Björk, released as the fifth and final single from her album Homogenic. The Stability EP is a limited release album by Death Cab for Cutie, and was the last to feature drummer Michael Schorr.

Critical reception

Critics were generally positive about the album. LeMay gave it a rating of 8 out of 10, calling it ". . . a pretty damned strong record, and one with enough transcendent moments to forgive it its few substandard tracks and ungodly lyrical blunders". [16] Both LeMay and Pop Matters's Devon Powers commented on the "clichéd", "cringe-worthy" lyrics of "Sleeping In". PopMatters is an international Webzine of cultural criticism Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture [7][16] Michaelangelo Matos of Rolling Stone said it was "a cuddly little new wave reverie", giving it 3 out of 5 stars. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [14] Phares said that whilst the album was good, it did not measure up to either Gibbard or Tamborello's main projects. [15]

Track listing

All tracks by The Postal Service.

  1. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" – 4:44
  2. "Such Great Heights" – 4:26
  3. "Sleeping In" – 4:21
  4. "Nothing Better" – 3:46
  5. "Recycled Air" – 4:29
  6. "Clark Gable" – 4:54
  7. "We Will Become Silhouettes" – 5:00
  8. "This Place Is a Prison" – 3:54
  9. "Brand New Colony" – 4:12
  10. "Natural Anthem" – 5:07

Bonus vinyl disc

The vinyl version of Give Up was released on November 9, 2004. " The District Sleeps Alone Tonight " was released on July 8, 2003 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label " Such Great Heights " is a single released on January 21, 2003 by The Postal Service, under the Sub Pop Records label " We Will Become Silhouettes " was released February 8, 2005 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label A gramophone Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It came with a bonus 12" of B-sides, covers and remixes:

  1. "There's Never Enough Time"
  2. "We Will Become Silhouettes" (Performed by The Shins)
  3. "Such Great Heights" (Performed by Iron & Wine)
  4. "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" (The Flaming Lips cover)
  5. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)
  6. "Such Great Heights" (John Tejada Remix)

The material found on the bonus disc is also found on the Such Great Heights EP and The District Sleeps Alone Tonight EP. The Shins is an American Indie rock group comprising singer, Songwriter and Guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of Folk rock Singer-songwriter, Samuel Beam. The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983 is an American rock band John Tejada (born April 21 1974 in Vienna Austria) is an Electronic music artist Music producer, DJ, and record label No material from the We Will Become Sillhouettes EP is included on the bonus disc.

Chart positions

Album

Billboard[2]
Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers Top Independent Albums Top Electronic Albums
114 1 3 1

Singles

Single Billboard Top 100[2]
"We Will Become Silhouettes" 82

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Aging album maintains high sales. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine " We Will Become Silhouettes " was released February 8, 2005 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. For the Primeval character see Jenny Lewis (Primeval. Jenny Lewis (born Jennifer Diane Lewis on January 8 1976 in Jen Wood is an American Indie rock musician based in Seattle, Washington. The Badger Herald. The Badger Herald is one of America 's first independent daily Student newspapers It serves the University of Wisconsin&ndashMadison community Retrieved on 2008-03-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
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